| Title |
Desire for Antibiotics and Antibiotic Prescribing for Adults with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of General Internal Medicine, October 2003
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| DOI | 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.21101.x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jeffrey A Linder, Daniel E Singer |
| Abstract |
Prior studies have shown that 60% to 75% of adults with upper respiratory tract infections want antibiotics. More recent research indicates declines in antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections. To investigate whether there has been a comparable decrease in patients' desire for antibiotics, we measured the proportion of adults with upper respiratory tract infections who wanted antibiotics in the winter of 2001-2002. We also sought to identify factors independently associated with wanting antibiotics and antibiotic prescribing. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 53 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 13% |
| Researcher | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 11% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Other | 8 | 15% |
| Unknown | 13 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 13% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 11% |
| Psychology | 3 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Unknown | 14 | 26% |
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